The American Library

CD ROM's

Academic Periodical Collection, 1990-
EBSCO


A comprehensive database containing over 800 full text academic titles covering social sciences, humanities, education, computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, religion & philosophy, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies etc.


American Government, 1994
Brown & Benchmark


The CD-ROM version of the textbook, American Government: The Political Game, by Stephen Frantzich and Stephen Percy, describes American politics and governmental institutions.


Associations Unlimited, 2002
Gale Research Inc.


Provides detailed descriptions of more than 144,000 nonprofit membership organizations of international and U.S. national, regional, state, or local scope of interest, including professional societies, trade associations, and more.


Books in Print On Disc, 2002
R.R. Bowker


A premiere book publishing database, Books In Print includes, Books In Print, Subject Guide to Books In Print, Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers of the United States, Books In Print Supplement, Forthcoming Books In Print, Paperbound Books In Print, Children's Books In Print, Subject Guide to Children's Books In Print, Large-Type Books In Print.


Bowker's Audio & Video Database,2001
R.R. Bowker


Provides content with over 80,000 audiocassettes and descriptive annotations for almost 166,000 videos, including non-entertainment titles such as documentaries and educational videos covering over 600 subject and genre classifications and non-fiction titles. It has Readers/Performers Index, Discount schedules, return policies, and contact information for the manufactures/distributors of every video. The audiocassette provides information on hard-to-find materials such as lectures, seminars, and old radio programs.


Business Periodical Collection, 1990-
EBSCO


Business Periodical Collection is a comprehensive database containing over 500 full text titles pertinent to business study and practice. The diverse full text content provides a wealth of relevant information to all facets of business including management, economics, finance, accounting and international business.


Census CD, 1996
GeoLytics Inc.


A GeoLytics, Inc. product, this database holds 1.3 billion summary counts from the 1990 census of population and housing. Includes 16 geographic areas covering over 375,000 locations with more than 3500 census demographic variables.


Contemporary Authors on CD, 2000
Gale Research Inc.


Contemporary authors on CD offer an integrated and powerful search and retrieval tool for nearly 100,000 author entries culled from


Gale's Contemporary Authors' series


This general reference CD-ROM allows one to quickly retrieve a variety of biographical and bibliographic information.

All levels of search experience from absolute novices to professional searches are accommodated by the program. Searches can be made by author, title, nationality/ethnicity, genre, personal data and advanced.


Contemporary Women's Issues, 1992-2000/05
Responsive Database Services Inc.


Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI), from Responsive Database Services, Inc., is a powerful resource for research into the international literature on women's issues. This database covers over 800 sources published by more than 150 organizations around the world. Coverage begins with sources from 1992 and expands through the present with more than 130 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications. Provides full-text access to journals, hard-to-find newsletters, reports, pamphlets, fact sheets and guides regarding a broad array of gender-related issues (e.g., violence, economic development, health, the military, education, human rights,law)in over 220 nations.


Delorome Street Atlas USA, 1995
Delmore


This CD-ROM combines detailed, street-level maps of the United States. This atlas includes the address ranges of streets and marks airports, parks and other points of interest. The overview map provides a reference to the area surrounding the main map and a legend to help you interpret map features. In addition to the wealth of map data available, Street Atlas USA provides several tools to access the maps. You can locate a map by ZIP code, by the name of a city or town, or by telephone area code. You can search for and highlight street addresses on detailed maps using the Find Address tool.


Dialog On Disc Business & Industry, 1994-
Thomson


Provides facts, figures, industry overviews, forecasts, and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, markets, and products for all manufacturing and service industries at an international level. B&I coverage concentrates on leading trade magazines, newsletters, the general business press, regional newspapers and international trade journals and business dailies. The database includes full-text and informative abstracts from over 900 leading trade and general business publications from over 30 countries. Approximately 320,000 records are selected from these sources for the database each year. Each record has an enhanced article title that further describes the content of each article. Full text articles exceeding 400-450 words include informative abstracts.


General Science Source, 1995-2000
EBSCO


A science reference product that provides abstracts and indexing of nearly 225 journals in physical, life, earth, environmental and general sciences. General Science Source provides searchable full text of 50 titles. Also contains the complete text of many journals. Updated monthly.


Health Source Consumer Edition, 1988-2002
EBSCO


Health Source Consumer Edition focuses on health from a consumer and patient perspective. The database contains over 150 full text general health, nutrition and professional health care publications, full text for over 1,000 health related pamphlets, and indexing and abstracts for nearly 175 total journals. The database also contains the USP Pharmacopoeia DI: Volume II Advice for the Lay Patient, 20 health reference books, thousands of essays from Clinical Reference Systems covering eight major health related subjects, and Stedman's Medical Dictionary.


The Information USA, 2002
Office of International Information Programs


A product of the Office of International Information Programs of the U.S. Department of State, Information USA attempts to provide exhaustive information about official U.S. policies, American society, culture and political processes. By organizing and disseminating materials about the United States, this CD-ROM seeks to promote better understanding of the principles and institutions that shape American values.

Information USA can be used with our without Internet connection. While on the Internet, it provides extensive hyperlinks to selected sites and resources that provide a rich spectrum of information about the United States. For users who do not have access to the Internet, the CD provides full-text documentation on American social and political institution processes, simulating and Internet environment using Netscape 4.5 browser software. Online version of INFORMATION USA is accessible on the Internet through: http://www.usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa


Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed. and Merriam Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, 1995
Merriam-Webster


The dictionary includes more than 160,000 entries; 214,000 definitions; 35,000 etymologies; 76,000 dates of first recorded use; 34,000 examples of words used in context; 700 foreign words and phrases; 6,500 biographical names, and nearly 12,000 geographical names - plus more than 1000 illustrations and tables. The thesaurus contains more than 130,000 synonyms, antonyms, related words, contrasted words, and idiomatic expressions. Brief definitions explain the meaning shared by synonyms, and more than 5000 quotations and examples of words used in context take the guesswork out of choosing just the right word.


Powerfinder Phonedisc 2002
InfoUSA Inc.


Powerfinder Phonedisc 2002 CDROM is perfect for direct mailing and telemarketing campaigns, or simply finding phone numbers when "Directory Assistance" can't help. It is a 6 CDROM set, which can search over 115 Million U.S. Residential and Business Listings. Listings are geocoded with latitude and longitudinal coordinates allowing fast distance searching and GPS Integration.


ProQuest - General Periodicals on Disc - Research-I
Bell and Howell


ProQuest - General Periodicals on Disc indexes more than one thousand one hundred general periodicals, plus current coverage of New York Times articles. It provides full text of articles from more than three hundred journals.

ProQuest - General Periodicals on Disc - Research-II

Provides abstracts and indexes of more than 1,800 periodicals, and current coverage of articles from The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.


Rand McNally Deluxe Streetfinder, 2000
Rand McNally


Street Finder contains every street in the US from urban metropolitan areas to all the rural areas in between. It includes thousands of attraction-with descriptions-for hotels, restaurants, including cuisine, phone numbers, ratings, airports, museums, shopping, data on local businesses, and more-a plus for travelers.


Regional Economic Information System (REIS), 1969-94
U.S. Department of Commerce


This CD-ROM is organized by standard published tables: Gross State Product Data; Census Journey to World Data; Regional Projections Data; Personal Income tables. The tables exist for every county in the country for a time span from 1969 onwards.


Select Phone 2001
Papillion


This program is designed to help to locate new customers, develop direct mail campaigns, and conduct marketing research. It allows you to create your own mini-databases of customer information and export it into your Palm organizer of your favorite contact management program. With Select Phone you can print prospect information onto labels, data sheets and envelopes.


Social Science Source, 1995-2002
EBSCO


Social Science Source offers key word access to indexing and abstracting of articles from approximately 600 journals in political science, public policy, economics, international relations, psychology and sociology. Social Science Source provides full text for 125 journals in the above fields, including many leading journals such as American Sociologist, Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State Dispatch, Foreign Policy, Harvard International Review, Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, Orbis, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Society, World Affairs, World Policy Journal.


2 Million Fax Numbers Directory on CDROM, 1998
American Business Information Inc.


This is a tool to find fax and telephone numbers of any business in the United States and Canada.


Ulrich's on Disc, 2002
R.R. Bowker


Covering nearly 250,000 serials, including tens of thousands of ceased titles with complete bibliographic information, annotations, critical reviews, pricing, subscription, and distribution details, and such access options as document delivery, indexing services, and online services. It has nearly 1,000 detailed Subject Classifications, with the latest Dewey Decimal Classifications. It also lists complete contact information and URL links for more 80,000 publishers and distributors with full contact detail. It has a 32-bit engine that powers Ulrich's for improved appearance and performance, fully supported "Drag-n-Drop" capabilities, and greater Help feature functionality.


West's Code of Federal Regulations, 2002
West Publishing Company

The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation.


West's United States Code Annotated, 2002
West Publishing Company

It consists of a consolidation and codification of the general and permanent laws. Annotations are from federal and state court reports and opinions of the United States Attorney-General.


MULTIMEDIA CD-ROMS

America Alive, 1994
Sunnyvale


An exciting learning adventure for all ages, this CD-ROM, features 50 states, 20 major cities, and 28 national parks. Learning activities, history, geography and cultural information are included for students and enthusiasts alike. The CD-ROM showcases the rich diversity of the United States and is a valuable family and school resource for education and travel planning.


American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,2000
Houghton Mifflin


This CD-ROM offers information about American English in the most accessible style and the most inviting design. Like the print dictionary, the new Fourth Edition on CD combines brilliant images, idioms, and information about proper usage and word origins. In addition, this dictionary on CD will pronounce words for you, find words when you don't know all the letters, and enable you to obtain definitions and usage information instantly by simply highlighting and clicking words.


American History, 1995
MultiEducators Inc.


American History explores the vast world of American history. This database outlines and provides information on 400 major events. Also includes extensive entries on each of the US Presidents; full texts of over 50 major documents; over 50 video clips tied to many events that occurred between 1925 and 1990, and hundreds of photos of achievements and tragedies.


American Journey: The Asian- American Experience, 1997
Primary Source Media


Produced in association with the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, this CD-ROM presents a focused collection of significant primary source documents and images.


American Leaders, 1998
ABC-CLIO, INC.


This CD-ROM provides biographical information over 1,200 American political, social and cultural leaders from colonial times to the present covering major accomplishments and milestones. In addition contains photographs of almost all of the leaders featured, maps of relevant locations, hundreds of glossary words, and pronunciations of the names.


Atlas of U.S. Presidents, 1994: Meet the 42 Presidents of the United States
Applied Optical Media Corporation


An easy-to-use visual interface presents the portraits of all the 42 Presidents and First Ladies, their biographies and accomplishments with audio clips to enliven the facts.


Encyclopedia Americana, 1996
Grolier Inc.


The 1996 edition of EA contains all features traditionally associated with the encyclopedia -- more than 45,000 articles and 25,000 words-the reference standard for students.


Encyclopedia Britannica CD, 1998
Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.


The 72, 000 articles in this multimedia database, cover a range of information from concise treatment of people, places, institutions, to comprehensive discussions of important topics. Also includes photos, illustrations, animations, sound clips, maps, tables, and web links.


The Environmentally Safe Home, 1995
I-Shop Inc.


This user-friendly CD-ROM is an educational and entertaining computer-based guide to improve your home environment. Using full-color graphics, sound and video, this interactive CD-ROM helps you recognize and address environmental danger areas that might be found in your home. Provides straightforward action steps towards safer home.


Famous American Speeches: A Multimedia History - 1850 to the Present, 1996
Oryx Press


Contains more than 300 history-making speeches with over 45 minutes of video and audio clips digitally mastered from tapes in the National Archives. Photographs add visual impact to encourage interactive learning.
Focal Encyclopedia Of Electronic Media, 1998
Focal Press, 1998


It is an up-to-date, authoritative, and comprehensive reference source. Directed to applications of electronic media technology, it clearly explains technologies and methods to those seeking to use them. Entry emphasis is on clear language, organization, illustrations, and ease of use. Applications, processes, definitions, and use of equipment are described in detail. The search and retrieval and cross-referencing functions of the CD-ROM make finding information quick and simple. Powerful hypertext links throughout the product point you to other locations where related information can be found. Illustrations and tables, as well as video and audio clips, enhance the learning experience.


Full-Text Decisions of the United-States Supreme Court, 2001
InfoSynthesis, Inc


USSC+ provides resource for attorneys and laypersons wishing to research the opinions of the United States Supreme Court. The database contains thousands of opinions handed-down by the Court, and is one of the most comprehensive databases available. This CD-ROM contains 16,783 cases, including complete coverage from 1892 to January 2002. Also included on the disc are leading cases decided as early as 1793. The disc includes the 1000 cases most cited by the Supreme Court. It contains the equivalent of 430,000 pages of text, or some 370 volumes.


Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, 2002
Grolier Interactive,


The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is an instrument for study, a Tool for doing research, and a place for satisfying curiosity. The articles have been written by experts in their fields in clear, concise language. The articles have been illustrated with thousands of photographs, diagrams, maps, videos, animations, and multimedia essays. The GME is also enhanced with sound-music, animal calls, birdsongs, and the voices of notable men and women-as well as tables, fact boxes, interactive timelines, and other special features that make learning exciting.


History of American Music: Apple Pie Music, 1994
Queue Inc.


This multimedia reference tool presents highlights of music in America from both historical and cultural perspectives, from settlement to World War II, and from Psalmody to Rock. It includes recordings of historically accurate compositions performed by classical, popular and folk musicians. Contains notes on the historical settings, composers, and lyrics.


History of Country Music, 1994
Queue Inc. & Clearvue Inc.


This multimedia presentation details the history, growth, and different forms of country music. Offers search feature, on-line help, teacher's notes, and transcripts. Details the history, growth, and different forms of country music. Offers search feature, on-line help, teacher's notes, and transcripts.


History of the Blues, 1994
Queue Inc. & Clearvue Inc.


This CD consists of four parts. Each part explores the early beginnings, growth, themes, and musical patterns of the blues. Includes narrated story line, musical samples, and key word index.


Human Rights on CD-ROM, 1997
United Nations Publications


This CD-ROM contains references to United Nations documents and publications issued from 1980 to 1996 and include information taken from the United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBIS). It also includes the full text of 95 international instruments that concern human rights.


Jazz Greats: A Multimedia Music Book, 1994
TDC Interactive


Explores the mythical world of jazz. It contains popular jazz tunes, entertaining text, emotional artist performances and intriguing discussion videos focusing on the history of early jazz.


Landmark Documents in American History, 1998
Facts on File, Inc


This CD brings to life the primary source documents that have defined U.S. More than 1200 speeches, Supreme Court decisions, legislation, treaties, essays, and letters are augmented with portraits, illustrations, photographs, video clips, and over 200 biographies. Every landmark document has an introduction that explains the significance and features relevant background information.


Management Consulting: Exploring the Field, Finding the Right Job, and Landing It!, 1996
Harvard Business School Press


This 2 1/2 hour introduction to management consulting is a series of video interviews and writings by current and former consultants. Contains profiles of more than 50 consulting firms. More than 200 live-action video clips featuring recent job applicants, consultants and former consultants discussing the ideas that are driving the industry today.


Masterplots Complete, 2000
Salem Press

MasterplotsComplete 2000 offers editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of major literary works. It contains twenty-one sets of reference books (14,253 Articles, of which 12, 185 are on works of literature and 2, 068 are author biographies). It has an index on Title, Principal Characters, Authors, Author Identities, Text, Locale Hierarchy, Locale Phrase, Genre and Subject. Advanced searches with Boolean operators are available.



Mayo Clinic, 1994: The Family Pharmacist
Interactive Ventures


An illustrated home medical reference guide combined with text and information on more than 1000 medical conditions and the appropriate first aid and/or prevention.


McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1996
McGraw-Hill

The Encyclopedia gives instant access to authoritative information on 81 major areas of science and engineering.



Microsoft Bookshelf '98
Microsoft Inc.

This comprehensive multimedia CD-ROM allows the search to the Worldwide Web with a new GO ONLINE search page, which finds thousands of Internet resources with the Internet Directory, and then connects to them quickly. It supplements the subject with images, videos, sounds, and animation. Bookshelf 98 contains new content, new features, online capabilities and an improved interface.



Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2001, India Edition
Microsoft Inc.

Encarta Encyclopedia 2001 provides an engaging and instructive learning experience. It has more than 30,000 articles and entries, 10,000 captivating photos and illustrations, more engaging videos animations and audio clips bring subjects to life. It offers more than 8,500 selected links to the internet and panoramic 360-degree views of famous landmark.



Microsoft Encarta Virtual Globe, 1998
Microsoft Inc.

It is a comprehensive world atlas and essential geographic-reference. Enables users to pinpoint more than 1.2 million place names around the world and discover the beauty and diversity of people and cultures in stimulating and visually exciting ways.



Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven, 1994
Microsoft Inc.


Contains Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with sections on study aids A Pocket Guide; Beethoven's World; The Art of Listening; A Close Reading; and A Game.


Microsoft Multimedia Mozart, 1994: Dissonant Quintet
Microsoft Inc.

An illustrative, interactive exploration of Mozart's String Quartet in C Major, K.465. The program offers music, historical and cultural background, and a survey of musical concepts. Divided into eight chapters on Pocket Audio Guide; instruments; Mozart's World; Quartet Listening; A Close Reading; Mozart Bibliography and Mozart Game.


Microsoft Multimedia Schubert, 1993
Microsoft Inc.

The Trout Quintet: An illustrative, interactive exploration of Schubert's Piano Quintet in A Major, D.667. The program offers music, historical and cultural background and a survey of musical concepts. Divided into chapters on A Word from the Author; A Pocket Audio Guide; Die Folle; Close Reading; A Classical Background; Inside Schubert; Bibliography; and The Trout Game.


National Geographic Photo Gallery II, 1998
Mindscape Inc.

Includes 3,000 photographs selected from the portfolios of top National Geographic photojournalists.


National Museum of American Art, 1996

Includes a comprehensive collection of more than 750 major works of art and the artists who have captured the cultural heritage in a variety of mediums. An intitutive menu and a convenient "navigator" allows you to wander with ease through this fantastic collection spanning 250 years-Colonial through Twentieth Century-covering diverse range of genres from Early American Portrait Painting to Bottle Cap Folk Art.


Nobel Lectures 1901-1905
World Scientific

This CD-ROM contains information on Nobel Lectures in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences from 1901 till 1995. Brief biographies of these laureates highlighting their significant achievements and personal details have been included. The CD-ROM brings out the intellectual and spiritual message of the laureates to the world. Most of the material include a title page with official commendation; a presentation; and biography. The speeches are arranged in chronological order and grouped into decades for easy navigation. Subject, author and biography indexes are included.


150 Years of America's Smithsonian: Discovering, Imagining, Remembering 1996
Macmillan Digital USA

This multimedia CD-ROM offers an engaging look at the Smithsonian Institution and its treasured artifacts. The comprehensive collection brings to the screen more than 300 objects from 16 Smithsonian museums and galleries. The objects include in the Smithsonian's 150th anniversary collection are divided into three major galleries: Discovering, Imagining, and Remembering. Also includes a 12 minute guided tour of selected artifacts. Visual Timeline places artifacts in the context of political, cultural and social events. Find feature allows users to search for articles by name and category.


Scribner's American History and Culture 1998
Charles Scribner's Sons

This CD-ROM contains the full text of the Dictionary of American History (7 vols., 1976) and the Dictionary of American History Supplement (2 vols., 1996); The Presidents: A Reference History, Second Edition (1 vol., 1996); Encyclopedia of American Social History (3 vols., 1993 with updates through 1997); and Dictionary of American Biography Supplements Nine (1 vol., 1994) and Ten (1 vol., 1995). In addition, the Scribner editors have added a Key Events time line and selected more than 600 photographs and more than fifty primary source documents.


Short Story Index, 2002
H.W. Wilson

Short Story Index Electronic Edition is the electronic version of the standard reference work Short Story Index. It is an index to short stories written in or translated into English that have appeared in collections and selected periodicals. This database indexes approximately 76,500 stories from approx. 3,610 collections; 155 periodicals in Humanities Index and Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. It provides access points via author, title and subject for stories from collections; author and title access for stories from periodicals. Searches through wildcard and truncation are also possible. Wildcards can be used anywhere in the search term, except as the first character, and more than one wildcard can be used. Truncation is used at the end of search term.



We The People: Civics 101 1997
Multi-educator Inc.

Produced by the Muti-educator Inc., this database provides an in-depth understanding to the inner workings of the US Government in constitutional theory and practice.



World Book: How to Study, International English Edition, 1998
World Book Inc.

This multimedia CD provides information to students about, how to study more productively and more efficiently. It shows how to develop an attitude that will support study and learning activities in and out of the classroom.

World Book, International Deluxe English Edition, 1999 (2 CDs)
World Book Inc.

This edition presents complex information clearly and concisely through extensive multimedia. It features includes videos, animations, simulations, virtual reality, audio clips, pictures and maps.